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Sun: is a star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process. It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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JUN 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
For the first time in seven long months, the Philae lander from the European Space Agency (ESA) has woken up and sent a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2015Earth & The Environment
Often, when the idea of total conversion to clean energy for the US is proposed, the chorus in return is: that's just no ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's taken more than 100 days since its launch, but NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, (referred to as the DSCOVR sa ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ever-so-close to its rare fly-by event in July, and as it gets closer, informa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2015Technology
As we delve into the hotter months of summer, you've probably already started turning down your air conditioning thermos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
Fusion power, the holy grail of energy generation. If researchers could get a fusion reactor going and keep it going, we ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 28, 2015Neuroscience
A Stanford University study, described in Scientific Reports and reported by Laura Sanders in Science News, shows that c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 23, 2015Videos
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom found over one hundred mutations associated wit ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Remember the Cold War? Those were good times, weren't they? Ska music, track suits, the US and the USSR working together ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 21, 2015Cancer
When people reach late middle age, about a quarter of their skin cells carry cancer-driving mutations caused by exposure ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 20, 2015Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Curiosity Rover has been exploring the lands of Mars for over two-and-a-half years. Also known as the ‘Red Planet ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
Sailing through space. Literally sailing on the solar wind, the photons emitted by the Sun. The idea was first introduce ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 11, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
So, you want to put solar panels on your house. Great. You'll be generating clean electricity. You won't have to worry a ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 03, 2015Videos
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this intense footage of a large prominence erupting in a wing-like pattern on ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Given new advances in genetic engineering, we now have the ability to edit DNA better than ever before. As part of havin ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA is predicting that the Mercury Messenger spacecraft will hit the planet's surface near a ridge slightly to the nort ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In case you didn't know, or didn't remember, NASA has a probe orbiting Mercury called Messenger. If you did know, or rem ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
So, we want to have a hydrogen fueled future, right? It's a truly clean fuel that doesn't emit CO2 when burned. It would ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
The Russian space agency Roscosmos is attempting regain control of a robotic Progress 59 cargo ship that is spinning hel ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
For the first time in seven long months, the Philae lander from the European Space Agency (ESA) has woken up and sent a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Often, when the idea of total conversion to clean energy for the US is proposed, the chorus in return is: that's just no
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It's taken more than 100 days since its launch, but NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, (referred to as the DSCOVR sa
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ever-so-close to its rare fly-by event in July, and as it gets closer, informa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2015
Technology
As we delve into the hotter months of summer, you've probably already started turning down your air conditioning thermos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Fusion power, the holy grail of energy generation. If researchers could get a fusion reactor going and keep it going, we
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 28, 2015
Neuroscience
A Stanford University study, described in Scientific Reports and reported by Laura Sanders in Science News, shows that c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 23, 2015
Videos
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom found over one hundred mutations associated wit
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Remember the Cold War? Those were good times, weren't they? Ska music, track suits, the US and the USSR working together
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 21, 2015
Cancer
When people reach late middle age, about a quarter of their skin cells carry cancer-driving mutations caused by exposure
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 20, 2015
Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Curiosity Rover has been exploring the lands of Mars for over two-and-a-half years. Also known as the ‘Red Planet
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Sailing through space. Literally sailing on the solar wind, the photons emitted by the Sun. The idea was first introduce
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 11, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2015
Earth & The Environment
So, you want to put solar panels on your house. Great. You'll be generating clean electricity. You won't have to worry a
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 03, 2015
Videos
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this intense footage of a large prominence erupting in a wing-like pattern on
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Given new advances in genetic engineering, we now have the ability to edit DNA better than ever before. As part of havin
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA is predicting that the Mercury Messenger spacecraft will hit the planet's surface near a ridge slightly to the nort
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In case you didn't know, or didn't remember, NASA has a probe orbiting Mercury called Messenger. If you did know, or rem
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
So, we want to have a hydrogen fueled future, right? It's a truly clean fuel that doesn't emit CO2 when burned. It would
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The Russian space agency Roscosmos is attempting regain control of a robotic Progress 59 cargo ship that is spinning hel
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim